Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Banker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: To protect his home.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. 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: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp).