Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He wears his black hair up. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Valafar 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length lavender fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tan vest and prefers violet and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Rinn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lia studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Lia took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.