Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Conrad was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1700 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears his silver hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: John hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Percival wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Average lock. 1 Good lock.