Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Slave Trader first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bernard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Gerard studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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 in a small island village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 34000 sp. 2 Antitoxin. 4 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: Tim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.