Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Charles has worked very hard to control his curse. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Secretive, Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is white and curly. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Geoffrey reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'3". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Sard (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).