Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to protect his home

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished warhammer as well. Her hair is red and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sorath was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sorath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gerald studied abroad. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 sp. Coral (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: An older woman who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the north. Sorath was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sorath decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Beggar 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: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her tied-back hair is red. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and to be a cartwright again

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a hunchback. His red hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east to a Spy, Eiravel learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Spy kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Good lock.