Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Amber (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: This man wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tanner business.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Tanner, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).