Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Torgga was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and many drow want her driven away

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Body Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a great chef.

History: Abad was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.