Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tattered old clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Simon was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 210 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Peter will drive conversation. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Obsidian (15 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries maces. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Robert will drive conversation. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Robert was taken on many hunting expeditions. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.