Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The war was a terrible time for him, and Azaki does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. When Azaki reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Crown-heir, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Vanuath has worked very hard to control his curse. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is physically well-built. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a great chef.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Enialis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Enialis. 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 has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20000 cp. Black opal (1600 gp).