Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Az-Rans fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. His silver crest is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Banker, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1100 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Caeldrim was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Caeldrim's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: He was raised in a forest tribe. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.