Description: He is lean but muscular and wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Skamos wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp. Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of death on his torso, and carries pickaxes. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Raymond was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Citrine (30 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. After a long history of fighting, Arjhan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Robert was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. 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 Mercenary. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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 has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her crest is white and very short. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1700 sp.