Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a green shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and white pants. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He wears his black hair down. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 13000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: This western man tends to wear a large brown jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carrie grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has wavy brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 2000 sp.