Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the south to a Butcher, Baern learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has wavy red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a red scarf. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. His fur is red and curly. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 gp. Sard (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.