Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso and is in decent physical shape. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Cask was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Server. He tends to his Server job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2300 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is cut short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). During his travels, Don and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Don discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Don fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Gimble alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp).

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears an entirely brown suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is cut short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).