Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'8". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and shields. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has slicked back white hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Bethrynna was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Warrior, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Warrior in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Bethrynna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Body Guard, Adam learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He struck the Body Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has no crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.