Description: A 5'3" eastern man, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. 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 retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1500 gp. Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dreali 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sage, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp. 3 Holy water.