Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Aerdeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Buckler.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is brown and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 27000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Aust took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sekhmet hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Shy. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a grey vest and prefers green and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: Fargrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp.