Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Job, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. 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: Hugh was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: This man wears a green collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his golden hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Conrad never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: An older man who wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy white hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Actor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.