Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Sailor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arannis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 sp. Azurite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Paelias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. 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; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.