Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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, Gilbert is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Actor. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3100 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker pastel hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Heward hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heward 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 Heward. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.