Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. He has no crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ildrex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hobart does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has green eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To be a Cook again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He is physically well-built. He wears his red hair up. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is golden and curly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: Gifted from a young age, Lorm studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lorm 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 Lorm. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Sard (40 gp).