Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nykkan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Mentor, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small forest village. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears dark leathers with embroidery, marred by beers. Her hair is silver and curly. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Priest business.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Through the years after Zaffrab was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Zaffrab's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Zaffrab and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Morthos is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown fur. She wears just a brown suit. She has a hunchback. Her brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a bellfounder again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Ulblyn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ulblyn was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Laborer. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.