Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and tan tie. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is an epitome of beauty. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Aldous was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aldous's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.