Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Howard speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Howard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Farmer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has wavy silver hair. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Sard (20 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Coral (130 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a yellow collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her red hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. White opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.