Description: This dark-skinned male wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: He got into the Knight business at a young age. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and doesn't want to be a knight and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his auburn hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his silver hair up. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a large violet jacket. His hair is golden and curly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Conrad hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp).