Description: This man is typically in his Ruler uniform. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Architect business.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 230 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is short and chestnut. 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 is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Thamior was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Thamior's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Thamior and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'5" northern man, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a flail on his belt. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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 wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. After months of barely getting by, Soveliss managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.