Description: This younger middle-aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and white. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is golden and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Selfish, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.