Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Henry enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has wavy white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Aelar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aelar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Vicky is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Vicky was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp.