Description: This malnourished man wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Ruler. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 230 gp. Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He stands about 3'6" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. 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: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sutha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Sailor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp. 2 Smokesticks.