Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aldous wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He likes to wear green tank tops with tan pants. His hair is short and blonde. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Slave Trader first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10 pp.