Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His copper crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Bidreked learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Morthos hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Morthos lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His brown fur is braided into rings. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Harvest was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Amber (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.