Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An older man who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great joy in being the best Mason in town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Trym studied abroad. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is typically in his Scribe uniform. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Nicholas was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nicholas's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).