Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, black cloak, and is pretty ugly. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a violet vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears green trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Armara has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her black hair up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Greeba learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Human Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). White opal (500 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).