Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: Born in the east to a Merchant, Gerard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Sard (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". He wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Malachite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and carries pickaxes. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Priest. He has worked as a Priest like his mother before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.