Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side, and is pretty ugly. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Alex hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to protect her home

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a Jeweler first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is typically in his Roofer uniform. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Jak 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 has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp.