Description: He wears a fancy black suit. His crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Mehen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is lengthy. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Valida lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Valida was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Valida was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He stands about 4'2" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, yellow shirt, and tan tie. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nalral was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Nalral and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. With wild chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is an amazing painter.

History: Liftrasa hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jet (160 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).