Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is cut short. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).