Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Hugh hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elysande fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram 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 Bertram. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Gifted from a young age, Geoffrey studied abroad. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20000 cp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.