Description: He is a mite stocky and wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 87. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is silver and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp).