Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Laucian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Paelias was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aramil was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2700 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.