Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. After a long history of fighting, Gerbo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zûgor studied abroad. His childhood dream was to be a Miner, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new fisher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and pastel robe with the hood down. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dalgal grew up listening to his father's many stories. Dalgal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Jade (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.