Description: This tall, slender man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Dustin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 sp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: William is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Trey was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Sage uniform. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a blue shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Adelard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Adelard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.