Description: Standing 4'9", this man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'9" and wears tattered old clothes. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Tharivol was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Jet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.