Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Frederick 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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Frederick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

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

History: Roland was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 sp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries glaives. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has wavy auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Conrad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, 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 Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's in love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.