Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gargax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has wavy red hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Thradal was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her hair is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carter. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.