Description: A 6'1" eastern man, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Rivaan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bounty Hunter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oriff 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 Oriff. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tawar grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tawar 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 Tawar. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has dark red hair. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 59. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Shipwright father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. She wears her blonde hair up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.