Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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 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: He comes from a rich southern family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Purban never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jet (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jet (120 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His beige fur is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is blonde and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Naeris speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp).