Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black broad hat and black clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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, Aldous is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Aldous abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Nicholas was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a black coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has silver hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3100 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.