Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has shaved his head bald. He has hazel eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Black opal (900 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Dean was born with his mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a quarterstaff and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Assassin, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Assassin they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Architect, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by teas. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Manfred is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Barrister, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is portly but not overly obese. He has brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.