Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man tends to wear a large white jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'10" and dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).