Description: He wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Bernard was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'6" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Amber (90 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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 runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. A freak accident while working with his Navigator father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Amber (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.