Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Alberich was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Red spinel (130 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 greedy; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: He was born in the west. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up work as a Sage and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp.