Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bowyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bowyer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Nim speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).