Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, John was taken on many hunting expeditions. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Gifted from a young age, Simon studied abroad. Simon 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. Simon decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1300 sp. Moss agate (15 gp). Jet (40 gp).