Description: 3'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Stableman mother left him crippled. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has wavy brown hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his black hair up. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears blue trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.