Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a violet tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aldous was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Hubert is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, and carries daggers. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.