Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6 Acid flasks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Rendar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a great chef.

History: The child of a Barrister, who enjoyed hunting, Valafar was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Healer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 390 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.