Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He wears his brass crest up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Direcris was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Sailor, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Ar-Kaius and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the east. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 pp.