Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: William lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. William 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 William. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a white feather.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Helen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He very much looks the part of a Knight. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Knight like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 pp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Average lock. 1 Spyglass. 1 Good lock.