Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He is content; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Bernard has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 cp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.