Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'2" southern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a great chef.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Aldous was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).