Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses divination through singing.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thervan has worked very hard to control his curse. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).