Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Acid flasks. 3 Holy water. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and tridents. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are brown and beady.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Gerald was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gerald decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'0" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. Ralf 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 Ralf. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has wavy chestnut hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.