Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with violet pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp. Rose (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries ceremonial daggers. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Diggory's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Diggory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but he was a colossal failure. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alex isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. 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 in the west. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a hunchback. His hair is red and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kody does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Kody was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.