Description: He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great joy in being the best Ruler in town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aust grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thervan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).