Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. 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 is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. His golden hair is thinning but still full. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He got into the Servant business at a young age. Dreali abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).