Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a black vest and prefers grey and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries a battered lance and tarnished halberd as well. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Slave Trader uniform. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.