Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Coral (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He has white hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1900 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his brown hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.