Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. 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: Regain custody of his son; and expand his business

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gerald isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. Gerald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the west. 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 Map Maker. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Fortune-teller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).