Description: A middle-aged man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Riardon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is silver and curly. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Erdan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Erdan has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.