Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Godfrey hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the north to a Carter, Godfrey learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Godfrey abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and chestnut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Tailor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.