Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Kelter alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Cloud lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She is portly but not overly obese. She has dyed her greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gaaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 pp. Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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: Shivering hails from a village terrorized by orcs. At a young age her father died while driving off some orcs. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in kukri use. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Curran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Curran 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. Curran 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.