Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His red crest is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Kerkad was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kerkad grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kerkad. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a brown suit. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Taklinn hails from a village terrorized by brigands. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Spear learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.