Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Beiro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 150 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and tan tie. He has wavy beige fur. His eyes are green and catlike.

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 is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Smoking liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 90 gp.