Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nicholas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 10 pp. Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Alex was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Alex decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp).

Description: This man wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp).