Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Arnold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Glassblower; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears professional attire. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her brown hair down. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ermina has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.