Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

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. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He has worked as a Mayor like his father before him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her lavender fur is still thick. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Emerald was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Emerald's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has achieved small success as a Barber.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Emerald (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her silver crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Daar is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a engraver and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.