Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With wild red hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Juliana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Isabella 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 Isabella. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (15 gp).