Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red fur. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary. He has a hunchback. His red fur is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mercenary born in the past three hundred years. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Emerald was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has red hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Baern was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

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 is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rangrim grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Rangrim. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Krakhorn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 2 Smokesticks.