Description: This tall, slender man is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 Sage. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Priest but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of shortbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his yellow fur down. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shifting was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Shifting was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shifting's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).