Description: This man wears professional attire, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has worked as a Mason like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He is physically well-built. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Frug was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Enialis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand his business; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Citrine (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with pastel pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He has silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a colorful flower in his blue hair. He has black eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 27. 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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Seamstress. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp.