Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Adelard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Gerald is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. He has brown hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 18. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Actor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Everard was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Actor. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1700 sp. Silver ewer (30 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Jet (70 gp).