Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Banded agate (7 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rose (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Radomir's homeland. Radomir decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Rose (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is auburn and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Vicky never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears red trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Stannor grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her head has been shaved. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Irann 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. Irann was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and blonde. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Priest, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 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.