Description: This tall, slender man wears an entirely pastel suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Don is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Don 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 Don. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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 got into the Detective business at a young age. 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 Detective. He struck the Detective job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Richard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Job, In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky black painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. His hair is black and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed, Fearful. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.