Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Elysande was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Knight, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'11" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His red hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Alex lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.