Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a fancy grey suit. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Jacoba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. His white fur is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has no hair. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Jak has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 cp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His purple hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Valafar 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. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valafar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Banker. He became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Sage; and he's in love

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Pyntle liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.