Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Alston's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Alston is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Navigator. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Arha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: Riardon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He tends to his Healer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Jade (80 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'3" eastern man, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the east to a Shepherd, Drogo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (14 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has silver hair. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Roofer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1900 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large green jacket. He is portly but not overly obese. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Black opal (900 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.