Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Miller does. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Shane speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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-brother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shane studied abroad. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He wears his black hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 30000 cp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Superior lock.