Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Shivering was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1300 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jet (160 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Hoshû speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Hoshû enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. He has no fur. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2300 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).