Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Aust learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a red tunic with violet highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Erevan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and doesn't want to be a bricklayer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp.