Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Butcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 pp. Rose (50 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 sp. 3 Holy water. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her red hair is cut short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Matilda took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up falchion and armor she uses now. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Miles will drive conversation. Miles enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).