Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hugh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cook. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the north. His childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Antitoxin. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and he perpetually has his trident ready. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Guy hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 Mason. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Mortician job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.