Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the north to a Actor, Azaki learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 18000 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). White pearl (150 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His childhood dream was to be a Bowyer, but he was a colossal failure. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large tan jacket. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Jabbie was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Laborer and found it very stressful. 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: He is content; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 270 gp. Star ruby (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has slicked back golden hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Tomph was born with her mother's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He struck the Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a junk dealer again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the south. Panana was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Seamstress. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 sp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and tan tie, and carries rapiers. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He found a children's book about a Human Expert 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 dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.