Description: A 4'11" eastern man, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aerdeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Scribe. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Erdan 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. Erdan 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, marred by beers. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Theren was born the youngest of three triplets. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2200 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Doctor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sard (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man wears tattered old clothes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 50. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Caeldrim 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. Caeldrim decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. After months of barely getting by, Caeldrim managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Amber (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.