Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear flannel. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. 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. After a long history of fighting, Justin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears grey trousers with tan and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his auburn hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Kyle liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His brown hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Arnold is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the west. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy brown hair. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.