Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in the east. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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 money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Kaladan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. He carries a battered bow and tarnished sai as well. His black hair is still thick. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the west to a Gardener, Frouse learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Frouse's homeland. Frouse decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has worked as a Gardener like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp.