Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Peren lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. 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 is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 34000 sp. Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has wavy white hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Layabout mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Carpenter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp).