Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in the east to a Shoemaker, Aldous learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has no hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. Iolite (70 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Sculptor does. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sculptor for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.