Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gilbert was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. After coming to the age of reason, Gilbert took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 28000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

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. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Justin has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with blue slacks and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Alex was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Map Maker. He became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Thomas took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.