Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His blonde hair is lengthy. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Laucian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tailor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Armorer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.