Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a fancy brown suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her shortbow. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Werydd is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Werydd was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is white and curly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Dell is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

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 tends to her Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tree does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a Bellfounder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Delre abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished scimitar as well. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He very much looks the part of a Mercenary. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: Uraim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp.