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 dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A freak accident while working with his Ruler mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His black fur is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears blue trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Percival grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Percival. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears grey trousers with yellow and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is chestnut and very short. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Soveliss was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp.