Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hugh is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is chestnut and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Antitoxin. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Fortune-teller born in the past three hundred years. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Diggory was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cook. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Cook. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.