Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Arannis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. Zircon (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has a hunchback. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Sard (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Hematite (11 gp).