Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood, and carries longswords. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His brown 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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 320 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Simon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Hobart's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west to a Guard, Hobart learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.