Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a violet suit. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Claira lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. 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 Spy. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 30000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp).