Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has wavy silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the east. Charles abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 sp. Emerald (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Trym was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Glassblower. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 sp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.