Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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: Morkral hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is red and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ida 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 Ida. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Rolen has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His black crest is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Rathkran took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up lance and armor he uses now. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. This silver eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is cut short. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Hamil was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shipwright. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Griselda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Griselda was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.