Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Bernard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1600 sp. Amber (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A freak accident while working with his Locksmith mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Acid flasks. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this southern man usually wears his brown robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rathkran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Map Maker, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His scarlet crest is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kriv grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kriv. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a locksmith again

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp.