Description: A 5'5" northern man, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is silver and very short. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spy profession.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: She wears dull tan sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is black and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.