Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and to protect his home

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Spyglass. 1 Silk rope. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Hugh's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.