Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shane was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 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 passion for adventuring and risk; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich northern family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. 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 prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2300 sp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Chad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Chad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Guard business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Guard. He became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp.