Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'11". He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gerard hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Server hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

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