Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gilbert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilbert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is golden and very short. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Moss agate (15 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ella was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ella decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 sp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Peridot (70 gp).