Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear grey tank tops with black pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Engraver and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He wears his chestnut hair down. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Heward liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Heward never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Nature, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is red and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 Tanner. He tends to his Tanner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new tanner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 34000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.