Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Being a Banker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the west to a Sailor, Aust learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Amber (110 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amber (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.