Description: This man likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His tied-back hair is black. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tordek was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Dorn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 Bowyer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. With wild black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Ella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Citrine (50 gp).