Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. The war was a terrible time for him, and Koeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Koeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. 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 is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).