Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has moderate length white hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Nazû lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Addict, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Gardener but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is singed and shortened. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Aerdeth's homeland. Aerdeth decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Amber (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, pastel shirt, and white tie. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He wears his chestnut hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Faran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.