Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gerard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Heward was taken on many hunting expeditions. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant father left him crippled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.