Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Dyer does. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Riardon will drive conversation. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His first spouse was a Courier, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a grey shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 7000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. 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 Gardener. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Paelias wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Azurite (12 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).