Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a very tight haircut. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: Aldous is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aldous was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a spear on his belt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Lance took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man is wearing a long, tan cloak. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has gray eyes.

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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Ruler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2900 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).