Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy brown hair. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is short and silver. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Gildmak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her white hair down. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. 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. Through the years after Shax was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shax's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Black star sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).