Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries halberds. His hair is blonde and very short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Dean's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Farmer business.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. Hematite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Fire opal (900 gp).