Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a sai on his belt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and shortspears. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ralf was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

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. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. His hair is blonde and very short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dean will drive conversation. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Dean lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Mortician like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.