Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 89. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She comes from a rich western family. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to be a barkeep again

Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Smokesticks. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.