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 wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Merihim reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a fancy white dress. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. He has moderate length auburn hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Interpreter who has hired him part-time. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Faran was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Faran was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, 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 chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fenriz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is lengthy. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He feeds upon the attention of others.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Paelias has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gunter grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a hunchback. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.