Description: He wears just a black suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Bertram is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. 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 extraordinarily eccentric. Henry enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Randal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are violet and beady.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. Anthony was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bather. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Wymar studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch.