Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Richard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Lewis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Carter, but he got bored and became a Butcher. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and blue handkerchief worn on his left side, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He became a Baker soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. He has white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and shields. He wears his silver hair down. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Addict, Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.