Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Sard (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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 was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).