Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white fur is braided into rings. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Baern is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Baern hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a violet wide-brimmed hat and violet clothes. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp.