Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Cook. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a violet collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aldous grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aldous. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, William is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Simon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).