Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Layabout first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Star ruby (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the south. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Jacinth (6000 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Uthemar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a blue vest and prefers grey and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Naeris hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 15000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.