Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears just a black suit. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He refers to his adoptive father 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Richard was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mortician. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.