Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Heskan 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tharivol was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. His fur is cinnamon and very short. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Sindri hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Sindri was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fisher. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears baggy red pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the north. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amethyst (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).