Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Because his father 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 north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Tod was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a hunchback. His black hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Knight first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born into a rich family. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up work as a Shoemaker and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: This northern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 900 sp.