Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: Gerard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

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 is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'3". He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (90 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has green eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Aldous was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Disguise kit. 1 Backpack.