Description: This light-skinned male wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: A 6'5" southern man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gerald studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

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

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is an epitome of beauty. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Heward 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 disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Everard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp).