Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Soveliss learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Painter. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, In love, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his black hair down. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Sculptor, Aust learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sculptor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).