Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Alexandre was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Chad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by his family; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tan tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 sp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a blue top hat and blue clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.