Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and green pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Mortician first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This western woman is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Cecily lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: An older woman who wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Galiena took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Sard (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).