Description: A middle-aged man, he wears skinny pants and wears a tan and black robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is short and brown. He is baby faced.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a red scarf. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Mindartis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His brown hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

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. Mindartis was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stylist. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2100 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Emerald (400 gp).