Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has moderate length red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

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. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

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

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Vondal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Corkitron was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.