Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is physically well-built. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Jane liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jane never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. He has chestnut hair. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Debt, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.