Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a pastel vest and prefers green and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He uses divination through singing.

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 was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: Money/treasure; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His hair is short and brown. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Courier. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are green.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Jocelyn lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Laborer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp. Black opal (1200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).