Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He is physically well-built. He wears his red hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Galinndan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Galinndan decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Server kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair is silver and very short. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Secretive, Insane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).