Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Nija liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His beige fur is braided into rings. This yellow eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After months of barely getting by, Traki managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 pp. Star ruby (900 gp).