Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears professional attire. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Hoshû was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His crest is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

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. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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 be a Barber again; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. Moonstone (30 gp).