Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a green collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Bernard was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cartwright. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 in the south to a Architect, Gerald learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Gerald alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kody was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Kody took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amethyst (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. He carries a battered axe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears red trousers with black and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born into a rich family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).