Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a large yellow jacket, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her fur is gray and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Leaf was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Leaf's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a red and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Osco was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries clubs. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Debt, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a yellow broad hat and yellow clothes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Isabella 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. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Isabella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Religious, Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Dayereth was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Dayereth's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Deep green spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'0" and wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. His hair is silver and curly. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.