Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is auburn and curly. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a ruler and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Azaki 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 27000 sp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.