Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Forcas hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his youth he was a Courier, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Amber (130 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his blue crest. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gargax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Cook, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is braided into rings. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He wears his rusty crest down. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Greethen was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Knight mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 320 gp.