Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is white and curly. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and brown. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Gilbert lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in an above average manner. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp.