Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spy. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Oskar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears just a green suit. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Qemuel studied abroad. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp).