Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With bright auburn hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is well kept. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Thea's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A freak accident while working with her Scribe father left her crippled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 cp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and carries pickaxes. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Justin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His black crest is lengthy. His eyes are gold and catlike.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fax does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Fax reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is wearing a long, green cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.