Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather, marred by beers. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Paelias was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Paelias's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man likes to wear white tank tops with black pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Peren was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp).