Description: This man is very fat, and wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1500 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Gilbert was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Gilbert and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gunter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gunter 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a Banker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ralf 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 was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. 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: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.