Description: This western man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a hunchback. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man is typically in his Priest uniform. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gomory grew up listening to his father's many stories. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. After a long history of fighting, Gomory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jade (120 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This man wears just a black suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp.