Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the south to a Locksmith, Gerald learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His tied-back hair is black. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Ahinar was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ahinar decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp. Zircon (60 gp).