Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3100 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and doesn't want to be a mason and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. Jasper (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.