Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a hunchback. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: Revenge.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 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 (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'1" eastern man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears just a tan suit. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Azaki is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Azaki was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.