Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. His tied-back hair is auburn. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is white and very short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 47000 sp.