Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. He wears his red hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Baker, his father struggled to pay the bills. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dûgz was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is red and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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. He's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with his Scribe mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his red crest in a pixie cut. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.