Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on his right side. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Aldous was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Nicholas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. One day when Shane was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Shane was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor, and carries rapiers. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Chad's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Chad was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 32000 sp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.