Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aldous will drive conversation. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He wears his golden hair up. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does, marred by sweets. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is silver and very short. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.