Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Detective. 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 Spice Merchant again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Buckler.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear tan tank tops with blue pants. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Moss agate (13 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: He wears just a yellow suit. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Guy was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Guy decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Charles studied abroad. When Charles reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.