Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rurik studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has done his best to style his dark red hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Masseuse business.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: A 3'4" western man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 130 gp.