Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Heward alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Superior lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a tan collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has no hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. After coming to the age of reason, Ralf took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Wymar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Wymar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Wymar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.