Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Altho grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Altho. 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 a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40000 cp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He is physically well-built. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shipwright who has hired him part-time. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. He has moderate length white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 6'10" and muscular, this western man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. He keeps his white fur in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 pp.