Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is physically well-built. He wears his blonde hair down. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Aldous is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Tailor, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by his family; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His bronze crest is knotted and matted. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Nykkan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he usually wears his green robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Beggar but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3100 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.