Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miller who has hired him part-time. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. 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. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.