Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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, Thamuz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His fur is short and brown. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and she perpetually has her sickle ready. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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. Volen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His crest is short and rusty. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Kriv alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.