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 has wavy purple hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Iados studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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 east. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Weaver. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Whurbin grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and an old rival family wants him found

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

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His fur is short and yellow. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shoemaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jade (100 gp). White opal (700 gp). Jet (100 gp).

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 keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Alex was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.