Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries scimitars. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aust does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aust was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jade (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Amber (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rose (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 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 light-skinned male wears a black vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp).