Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Aldous was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 sp. Malachite (5 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has violet eyes and a violet hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His black hair is still thick. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Human compassion; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His black hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Frederick was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). White opal (900 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.