Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern man wears baggy white pantaloons and a blue scarf. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a black vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Pink pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To protect his home.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 pp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).