Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in an above average manner. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Peren hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears long strands of jet and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and expand his business

Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 pp. Jet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Theren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.