Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is brown and curly. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Carrie was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dilettante. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple pastel robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His hair is short and chestnut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp.