Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is lengthy. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". She wears professional attire, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A true patriot, Joan would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Crown-heir. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch.