Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is red and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ralf's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Ernest is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Ernest lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. His white hair is lengthy. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Bather job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a white and violet handkerchief worn on his right side, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: To end his boredom; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.