Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and golden. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Aldous liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aldous never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fortune-teller business.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and kukris. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 44000 sp. Azurite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears professional attire. His hair is silver and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Doctor born in the past three hundred years. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Randal was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Doctor.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 37000 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.