Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Crown-heir first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nicholas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Bather job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Mentor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 Spy. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.