Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has no hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 50 pp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Mormog was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mormog decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his red crest. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Heskan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His fur is black and very short. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Smoking wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Smoking hails from a village terrorized by drow. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1100 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is cut short. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has achieved small success as a Stylist.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp.