Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Maegan was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'2" and wears a fancy brown suit. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Adrik liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

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

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 15000 sp. Moss agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a green vest and prefers black and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her crest is cut close to her head. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Dentratha learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Knight. After a long history of fighting, Dentratha and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears dull yellow sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Sard (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Fighter 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She found a children's book about a Gnome Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.