Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks, and is pretty ugly. His head has been shaved. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10000 cp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear red tank tops with grey pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Erdan was taken on many hunting expeditions. Through the years after Erdan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Erdan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 380 pp. Star ruby (400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Riardon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Traki will drive conversation. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Azurite (7 gp). Jet (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Coral (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 900 gp.