Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. William was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. William decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: He wears just a black suit. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aldous 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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the west to a Unemployed, Aldous learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Aldous took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Being a Unemployed kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 pp. Jet (160 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a blue shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. Her hair is short and blonde. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

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 mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. She has golden hair. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Avelina was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).