Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Heward liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Courier

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

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. 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 has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 21000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Heward was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dilettante. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Tim lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Tim took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has worked as a Mortician like his father before him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.