Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age his father died while driving off some dire rats. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in club use. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Revenge; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is cut short. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Ratak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Athletic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: He wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in the north to a Baker, Roondar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Roondar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Jeweler uniform. Her orange fur is lengthy. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has worked as a Jeweler like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A 3'4" western man, he wears a tan collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Warryn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by his family; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no hair. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a spear on her belt. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.