Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey vest and prefers brown and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is still thick. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Human compassion; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Shane was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Gomory was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gomory decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Antitoxin. 3 Holy water.