Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his auburn hair down. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he's repulsed by the pc

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

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Sard (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Coral (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 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.