Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Conrad was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Amber (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. His brown hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Gerard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a hunchback. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. The war was a terrible time for him, and Arnold does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His black hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.