Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He 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. 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 wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Simon took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up rapier and armor he uses now. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp.