Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Bernard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Rock crystal (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and to be a doctor again

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'5". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bowyer, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Lance never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2300 sp.