Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Rurik reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length gray fur. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Ruler, but she got bored and became a Bounty Hunter. She tends to her Bounty Hunter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Herbalist they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barkeep. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.