Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Arnold lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Alex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Alex was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he usually wears his red robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 son.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student he started as a Bellfounder, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His hair is short and auburn. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

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. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.