Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 44000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is auburn and very short. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 mother was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: Frederick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in a small plains village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Raymond and his spouse have recently divorced.

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 he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.