Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Knight profession.

History: He was born in the north. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Alex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Alex and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to be a knight again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Azurite (5 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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: 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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears green trousers with pastel and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Peter was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).