Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Performer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Dustin 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 dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jet (160 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.