Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Gerald was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Recently the stress of being a Guard has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a spear on his belt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. Iolite (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries falchions. His brown hair is cut short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a fancy blue suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Vanuath was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.