Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. 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 feels threatened by others; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is short and red. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2200 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20 pp.