Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Balimaar hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Geoffrey grew up listening to his father's many stories. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Revenge; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 32000 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Smokesticks. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the east. Ernest liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is short and silver. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Gerald 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.