Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform, and is pretty ugly. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the west to a Animal Trainer, Igden learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 28000 sp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

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. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.