Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has worked as a Tanner like his mother before him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Savaran was born the youngest of three triplets. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She tends to her Actor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 pp. Jade (100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is cut close to his head. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Akmen grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Akmen. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp).