Description: This malnourished man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Gifted from a young age, Dreali studied abroad. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has no crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kerkad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Silver pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears long strands of sapphire and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 has decided he is irredeemable; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp).