Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Pacifist, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Dean was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Tailor. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Tailor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 cp. Black pearl (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

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. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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 to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2700 sp. White opal (700 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear tan tank tops with white pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Roland was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a doctor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Nicholas has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.