Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His hair is silver and curly. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aldous studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished pickaxe as well. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man wears baggy violet pantaloons and a green scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is blonde and very short. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Debt, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'1". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gomory hails from a village terrorized by giants. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40 pp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).