Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Torinn is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Marshal father left him crippled. After months of barely getting by, Torinn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Courier father left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Kody was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Marshal. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Cressel is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 18000 sp. Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 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.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp).