Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Aldous was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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 Laborer. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 22000 cp. Black pearl (900 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is red and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gunter isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 son.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp.