Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An older man who wears brown trousers with tan and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Nelkin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has worked as a Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.