Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Aust was taken on many hunting expeditions. Aust was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Beggar. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp).

Description: He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Nutae was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He sports a flattop fur cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

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).