Description: He is in excellent shape and wears bulky white painted plate armor. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 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: Athletic, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Five and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Andraste's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mercenary. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arannis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has moderate length bronze crest. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp).