Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Jade (150 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Jet (150 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and yellow robe with the hood down. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Seamstress but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 pp.