Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a fancy tan suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Balimaar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a blue collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the east to a Shipwright, Aldous learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He tends to his Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He got into the Barrister business at a young age. 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 tends to his Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).