Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired him part-time. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 cp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and bastard swords. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 74. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born into a rich family. Elama was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Elama decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long red crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Sailor, Rhogar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Knight, but he was a colossal failure. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gold eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Vapula was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large green jacket. She carries with her a set of longbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Jheri is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Jheri hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Balam was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 330 gp.