Description: This malnourished man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His white hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: Clerebold hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 33000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ralf will drive conversation. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When Ralf 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. 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 pp. Moss agate (4 gp).