Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roland studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears just a black suit. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. A true patriot, Giselle would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, marred by chocolates. She has slicked back silver hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Anne was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.