Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Rathkran was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rathkran decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red fur. 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. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Sweet was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kelter studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Dworic was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Herbalist. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Kipper was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).