Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thervan studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

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

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

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

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Farmer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Farmer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Farmer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 180 pp.