Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has moderate length red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Aldous studied abroad. 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. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His silver hair is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bernard 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 Bernard. He bought a halberd and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is still thick. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, William and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Adelard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Roofer. He has worked as a Roofer like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a red shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Small steel mirror.