Description: He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'3" when asserting himself. He has moderate length red hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Adrik was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. He is portly but not overly obese. He has no hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Dain was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her white hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Being a Healer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fancy grey suit. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. His brass crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Amber (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the east. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Chain shirt.