Description: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are red.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Fax took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: This malnourished man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. One day when Olivia was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Olivia was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.