Description: This man wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2400 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Thervan was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 west. 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: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tan shirt with thin red vertical stripes and tan pants. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Nutae and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp.