Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Rael learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).