Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear pastel tank tops with green pants. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Richard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Roger was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Knight does. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Bertram began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is physically well-built. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gunter lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Gunter alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.