Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'10" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Don was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mercenary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Anthony hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 80. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a hunchback. He has no hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Banker uniform. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 11000 cp.