Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears just a brown suit. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gunter will drive conversation. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a whip on his belt and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Theobald will drive conversation. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theobald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Bookbinder uniform, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Everard 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He has brown hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jocelyn studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 sp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).