Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hugh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 sp. White pearl (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Beggar business.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is still thick. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Miner; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and brown tie. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. The war was a terrible time for him, and Lewis 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Greedy, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears professional attire. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bernard will drive conversation. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the south. Bernard was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.