Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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 daughter.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Star ruby (500 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: He wears a blue collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp.