Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a green wide-brimmed hat and green clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Aramil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is golden and curly. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Gennal was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gennal decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Dilettante kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 pp. Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Azurite (12 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.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and sickles. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Naeris will drive conversation. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 180 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears bulky white painted plate armor. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).