Description: An older man who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his copper crest down. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Fax hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is still thick. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jabbie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp. Hematite (8 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a worn and beaten armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has moderate length silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 gp.