Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length black hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Simon hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. 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: To be a Mason again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

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

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gifted student he started as a Navigator, but he got bored and became a Miller. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and white pants. He wears his red hair up. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He very much looks the part of a Ruler. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He became a Ruler soon after.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.