Description: A plain young-adult man, he usually wears his brown robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length brown hair. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with his Sailor mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This western man dresses like a well dressed Tailor does. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He takes great joy in being the best Tailor in town.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Faran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. After a long history of fighting, Hoglik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lance will drive conversation. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).