Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Acid flasks. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Theodoric was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.