Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Riardon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His childhood dream was to be a Banker, but he was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Riardon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and green handkerchief worn on his right side. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Lamlis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and elven compassion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60000 cp. Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Knight uniform. His silver hair is still thick. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Jade (70 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Jet (70 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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: Regain custody of his daughter; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 14000 sp. Red garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). White opal (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.