Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks, and is pretty ugly. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Through the years after Vanuath was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Vanuath's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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 greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Rael hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Rael took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.