Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and very much looks the part of a Stableman. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Stableman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Actor, but he got bored and became a Jeweler. He tends to his Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 39000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Savaran is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Tanner, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. He wears his auburn hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 cp.