Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, marred by teas. She sports a flattop hair cut. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gunter grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gunter. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 cp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a Priest soon after.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His gray fur is braided into rings. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Trail was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She prefers to wear flannel. Her black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length yellow fur. His yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.