Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dilettante.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His fur is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Aura hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aura does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Aura was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is brown and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Chaedi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries sickles. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Amber (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a great chef.

History: Naeris was born with his mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is cut short. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of a Glassblower, who enjoyed hunting, Raymond was taken on many hunting expeditions. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Gerard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Knight and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.