Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a very tight haircut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Grûblik was taken on many hunting expeditions. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cory grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cory. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy brown fur. He has a dull look in his hazel 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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 19000 cp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. 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 green crest is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. After a long history of fighting, Rivaan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 130 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.