Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His crest is cut close to his head. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 120 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Naeris was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Glassblower. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Lezre enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Lezre was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Tod lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Delre studied abroad. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Delre was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.