Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries a battered whip and tarnished mace as well. His black hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Vanuath hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Coral (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Immeral's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20000 cp. Sard (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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 in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Quarion was born with his father's beautiful face. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1400 gp.