Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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. 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 east. 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: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man wears a yellow collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His first spouse was a Mayor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 sp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to protect her home

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10000 cp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.