Description: This man wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is black and very short. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. 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 greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Robert was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Robert decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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: He is greedy; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.