Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gerard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the east to a Sailor, Alexandre learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 37000 sp.

Description: He wears tan trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears green trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Crown-heir. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A true patriot, Hubert would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Hubert 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. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Chad 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. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.