Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His red hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Aldous is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aldous was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Soapmaker. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A 5'3" western man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears just a blue suit. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Miles was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Miles's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 sp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Cook profession.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Roofer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Roofer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.