Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He has a hunchback. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 310 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'8" and wears a green collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her scarlet crest is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of greatswords, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Cecily is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Cecily was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Slave Trader. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white fur is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Banker again; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. His crest is short and rusty. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Dadalan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. He wears his gold crest up. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Bidreked was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Bidreked was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bidreked decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Sage 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: He's looking for his big break; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. 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 envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shágflak 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 Shágflak. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: 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; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20 gp.