Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His golden hair is lengthy. He has hazel eyes and a pastel hat with a red feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 37000 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thradal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp.