Description: This malnourished man is typically in his Painter uniform. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 pp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jet (160 gp). Rose (80 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Himo grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Eiravel was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Eiravel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 pp. Azurite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. His hair is blonde and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Obsidian (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Caeldrim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Silver pearl (130 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.