Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is cut short. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Quarion alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.