Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His hair is red and curly. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a grey collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.