Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Dustin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His first spouse was a Tailor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Simple lock. 1 Simple lock. 1 Spyglass.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A true patriot, Heward would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Heward never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Military, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.