Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has brown eyes.

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 a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. His black hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Godfrey was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).