Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Aldous hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older man who very much looks the part of a Mortician, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Assassin. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. A true patriot, William would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Sage like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.