Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. John was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Layabout. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 north. Recently the stress of being a Bowyer has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His hair is short and red. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a yellow collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Tordek hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's in love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).