Description: He very much looks the part of a Ruler. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears a mask on his face.

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. Aldous is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Ruler and found it very stressful. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is an amazing painter.

History: Lance was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and money/treasure

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Jade (40 gp).

Description: This man wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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 susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Charles liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Superior lock. 1 Superior lock. 1 Spyglass.