Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Shamash lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Shamash was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shamash's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up work as a Ploughman and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to be a sailor again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mayor. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To protect his home; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). White pearl (110 gp).