Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, pastel cloak. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by beers. He has golden hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gomory's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Balimaar was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 170 pp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. 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 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 invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Arnold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.