Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Shamash alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. His fur is short and orange. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Emerald was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Soapmaker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 5'5" western woman, she is typically in her Bounty Hunter uniform. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Bounty Hunter like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is short and blonde. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is short and black. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eldon embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Eldon was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Theriatis was born with his mother's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Elaim has worked very hard to control his curse. After months of barely getting by, Elaim managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.