Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His green crest is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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 at the edge of vast island. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His fur is cinnamon and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Glassblower. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the north to a Glassblower, Seven learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Seven and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He wears his white hair down. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Oskar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Oskar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1800 gp.