Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Theriatis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Theriatis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His brown hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. He struck the Dyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.