Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Aldous speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat, marred by chocolates. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has auburn hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Smokesticks. 5 Acid flasks.