Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oriax grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His fur is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 Ruler. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 sp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heskan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is physically well-built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Percival alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp.