Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aramil 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 Aramil. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1900 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Amber (160 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.