Description: This younger middle-aged man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 5'8" southern man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hugh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Tanner uniform. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Tanner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 17th 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears just a black suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Geoffrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Priest

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (50 gp).