Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Aldous was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Coral (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Shane was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, 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 Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Human Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is still thick. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Nicholas was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 sp. White pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears dull green sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Through the years after Rolf was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Rolf's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.