Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. His crest is black and very short. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dull tan sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: In love, Family, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ashgarn has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ashgarn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Dayereth speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Dayereth 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1900 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).