Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He has black hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Adventurer mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Aust speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is an amazing painter.

History: Aust was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. After coming to the age of reason, Aust took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2800 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 pp. Red garnet (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He wears his golden hair down. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Paelias. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; 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

Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp.