Description: An older man who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Tim speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He got into the Barrister business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Barrister like his mother before him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Bather. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Dean lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 south. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 18000 cp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp).