Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes dart from person to person.

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 a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Moss agate (5 gp). Rose (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Richard 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Richard reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: White pearl (90 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a Bounty Hunter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 pp.