Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He is portly but not overly obese. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's in love

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Amber (110 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jet (110 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of opal and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Hematite (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Coral (80 gp).