Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'1" southern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His hair is purple and very short. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Iados was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Iados's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Iados was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kiirith grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Kiirith was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kiirith decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.