Description: A middle-aged man, he wears long strands of ruby and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of a Barrister, who enjoyed hunting, Rael was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 60 pp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is golden and very short. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Erdan 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. Erdan 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. He has silver hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 68. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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 find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Secretive, Mundane. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, marred by beers. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Caeldrim studied abroad. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Hadarai was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Rose (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.