Description: He is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He has a hunchback. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the left. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Average lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Locksmith, Norûk learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp.