Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cockaby does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Cockaby's homeland. Cockaby decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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 loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his gold crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blue crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 230 pp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.