Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ortegar 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 Ortegar. 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: To unite with his brother; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 pp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Coral (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his scarlet crest up. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Donaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a sai on his belt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Sage, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.