Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Aldous lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Clerebold was born with his mother's beautiful face. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2200 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern man wears a simple yellow robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fancy red suit. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 24000 sp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rose (50 gp).