Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hugh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barber. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Elysande learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Through the years after Elysande was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Elysande's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.