Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, black cloak. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has silver eyes.

Personality: Oriax hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Lamlis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. After coming to the age of reason, Lamlis took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his blonde hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Navigator. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A true patriot, Laucian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Laucian was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are amber and beady.

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 thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Beiro was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.