Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is white and very short. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Himo took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He wears a pastel shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. He has wavy chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and sais. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Ahvain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Selfish, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp.