Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He has no hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Spy and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Emotional. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Mindartis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Mindartis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (120 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 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.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp.