Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Conrad speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a whip on her belt. Her hair is auburn and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bookbinder business.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. 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: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and halberds. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Jasper (80 gp).