Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nykkan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 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 likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Bertram was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1800 pp. Moonstone (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a black feather.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her childhood dream was to be a Spy, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Zaffrab lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Morthos took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Coral (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fletcher. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.