Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Richard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Shump was taken on many hunting expeditions. A freak accident while working with his Healer mother left him crippled. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a red shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and violet pants. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Locksmith who has hired him part-time. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Arnold never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.