Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a large green jacket. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. 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: He's looking for his big break; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Jade (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Silk rope.