Description: This northern man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is lengthy. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in the north. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ploughman. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 sp. Fire opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

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. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries a battered flail and tarnished crossbow as well. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. 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 hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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 made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.