Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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: He comes from a rich eastern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. Recently the stress of being a Jeweler has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired him part-time. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Healer. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110000 cp. Obsidian (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Ahvain lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, white cloak. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (70 gp).