Description: An older man who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jade (110 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Jet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Traki hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Traki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a sailor again

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Rose (50 gp).