Description: He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has wavy red hair. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Crowbar. 1 Average lock.

Description: This northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Dean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 390 gp.