Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His white hair is cut short. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Himo lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a yellow coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has blonde hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Traki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Traki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 14000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His golden hair is lengthy. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

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. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Arannis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Theriatis will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).