Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Aust was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: He wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Korfel took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greataxe and armor he uses now. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Efferil was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Azaki will drive conversation. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Azaki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Azaki decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears just a grey suit. He wears his silver hair down. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).