Description: An older man who has the majority of his body covered in plate, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 33000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by beers. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

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. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.