Description: He very much looks the part of a Stableman. He has blonde hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His blonde hair is still thick. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his white robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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 was raised in a forest tribe. Purban was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Purban decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He bought a sickle and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Stylist. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and human compassion

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp).