Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a black coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Dilettante mother left him crippled. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Secretive, Disease. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and chestnut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 dancing.

History: Geoffrey was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Geoffrey fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is cut short. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Charles never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Roger lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).