Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (90 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears bulky violet painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Zûgor was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Zûgor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear flannel. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).