Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly morningstars and lances. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Mercenary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (160 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Bucklal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A freak accident while working with his Mayor father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). White opal (500 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'11" when asserting himself. His hair is short and white. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Dondon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.