Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Mortician first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Caeldrim never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Jade (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2100 gp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tharivol was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Galinndan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Amethyst (140 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Mindartis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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 reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.