Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is short and auburn. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 210 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Varis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1800 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his golden hair up. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Aerdeth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp).

Description: This man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 Beggar. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 240 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).