Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Efferil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Locksmith. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Riardon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder 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; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Adran hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 pp. White pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black opal (800 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2400 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).