Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Mara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 pp. Onyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White opal (500 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (80 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. 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: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west to a Sailor, Arha learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has wavy red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Antinua is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.