Description: He wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his black crest down. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers green and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Traki was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Blossom was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.