Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She 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; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. Her purple hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Map Maker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Ronwe lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She struck the Map Maker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a doctor again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Mardnab would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Mardnab has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is content; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.