Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has black hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: Harbek hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Harbek hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His head has been shaved. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south to a Healer, Ur-Lisak learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1300 sp. Moonstone (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

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 a fancy green suit. His blue hair is knotted and matted. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His tied-back hair is golden. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Hunter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ulfgar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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. Ulfgar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a green costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. 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 Herbalist. He struck the Herbalist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a roofer again

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and she perpetually has her sickle ready. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Mardnab alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Racist, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: A 3'0" northern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cumpen grew up listening to her father's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp).