Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats, and he perpetually has his trident ready. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Naal was taken on many hunting expeditions. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He bought a trident and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hammer. Her hair is red and curly. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Hunter. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and greataxes. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Being a Ruler kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a large brown jacket, and is pretty ugly. Her lavender fur is braided into rings. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).