Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Aldous was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Assassin they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Stylist, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his brown robe and has his longbow always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Adelard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp.