Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished crossbow as well. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. At a young age her father died while driving off some drow. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in crossbow use. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she very much looks the part of a Barber. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, In love, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of emerald and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp.