Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Zaffrab is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Zaffrab has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 22000 sp. Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jade (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Bundrigo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, green cloak. He has moderate length bronze crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fax does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Armorer, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Neega was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Astar grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 Mortician. He now owns his own business.

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

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His fur is red and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His black hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 4'9". She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant, and her gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 sp.