Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Bounty Hunter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fancy brown suit. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fletcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fletcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Shane enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears a green tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His hair is white and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.