Description: He is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the north. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 4. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born into a rich family. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Shaena is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a colorful flower in his blue crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Pijjirik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.