Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 sp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Aldous was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 pp.