Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, brown cloak. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the martial 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 granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a violet scarf. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Geoffrey is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Laborer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Laborer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Laborer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp.