Description: This northern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is blonde and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alex grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. He wears his blonde hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.