Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Astar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Rosamund enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She got into the Bowyer business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Obsidian (15 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Uthemar grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and she perpetually has her glaive ready. Her gray fur is greasy and uncared for. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Kite hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kite was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has moderate length orange fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Dagger was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Dagger alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Suhnae lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Half-Plate.