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. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Astar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Astar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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 was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears just a tan suit. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: White pearl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 33000 sp. Emerald (1000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork manacles.