Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the south. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Bertram began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Irann lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and doesn't want to be a knight and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a large black jacket. Her crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fancy green dress. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bryseis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a Priest, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bryseis was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has styled her black fur well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small desert village. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Baelitae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is short and red. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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, Fargas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.