Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black crest. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a hunchback. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 in a small plains village. His childhood dream was to be a Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She usually wears her brown robe and has her warhammer always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Diesa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Damien was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She takes great joy in being the best Miller in town.

History: She was born into a rich family. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miller for the past few years.

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 a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He tends to his Weaver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Carpenter uniform. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Barkeep profession.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Carpenter soon after.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Callybon is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears black trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Bagga is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Bagga hails from a village terrorized by drow. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Arumawann lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp.