Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Uthemar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: An older man who dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with yellow slacks, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Being a Doctor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).