Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Morkral speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: He was born in the north. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Morkral grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Morkral. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 30 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Azaki alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her black crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.