Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear flannel. His head has been shaved. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Agatha was born with her mother's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Rosalind was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Shepherd. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.