Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She stands about 4'3" and wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Gunnloda hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Beggar, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Kâka was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Roofer. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Andram was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Andram was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 pp. Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is silver and curly. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Thorpe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp).