Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Alston was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a bellfounder and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 9000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of flails, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After months of barely getting by, Taklinn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Bricklayer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

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. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Emotional, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).