Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Howard will drive conversation. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Howard was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A true patriot, Charles would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his chestnut hair up. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.