Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roger grew up listening to his father's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This eastern man is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His clothes are grease stained in places. His bronze crest is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Pandjed was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Mayor. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears skinny pants and wears a white and brown robe with the hood down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His copper crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Hirrathak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. 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 west. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).