Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Aldous learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Aldous 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. Aldous decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Painter does. His hair is short and white. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Trym has worked very hard to control his curse. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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 is a Doppelganger in disguise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He takes great joy in being the best Mayor in town.

History: He was born in the south. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Shane was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.