Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Adventurer. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His first spouse was a Mason, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 5'11" northern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Richard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Richard 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3200 sp.