Description: This man is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His hair is brown and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Assassin who has hired him part-time. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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's attracted to the PC; and he's in love

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He wears his yellow fur up. He is baby faced.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears green trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his black hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a Miller, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).