Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Beggar first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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. Being a Herbalist 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Backpack. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His hair is short and blonde. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Thunderstones. 2 Holy water.

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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: He wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.