Description: He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and nunchakus. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local cook

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (70 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is silver and curly. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Adelard was taken on many hunting expeditions. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Anthony was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Richard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his right side and is in decent physical shape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Don learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, PTSD, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). 4 Smokesticks.