Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

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. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 46000 sp.

Description: This woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 230 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her falchion. She is portly but not overly obese. With wild golden hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Finellen studied abroad. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears long strands of sapphire and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is still thick. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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 is content.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears long strands of aquamarine and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Borun is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Borun was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright red hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kabbarg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.