Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses like a well dressed Painter does. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. Now he works as a dancing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 3 Antitoxin. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is cut short. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 68. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has green eyes.

Personality: Quarion is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Jet (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jade (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.