Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Aldous abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has green crest. His eyes are gold.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Baradad grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Baradad. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Barrister like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Heward was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Adventurer. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp.