Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Cory was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bernard embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a Healer soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and wears blue trousers with black and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp).