Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

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. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Amber (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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: Seeks redemption; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is physically well-built. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: Richard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears brown trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balimaar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).