Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30000 cp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears just a black suit. He wears his black hair up. He has violet eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has no fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'6" and dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. With bright chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and carries shortbows. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Priest. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Eggren liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently the stress of being a Priest has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Hematite (11 gp). Sard (30 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Hubert was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 330 gp.