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. He wears his chestnut hair down. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is physically well-built. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Hethress was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hethress's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 gp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: Bertram was born the youngest of three triplets. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 80 gp. Amethyst (60 gp).