Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Rael never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. After a long history of fighting, Korfel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jet (90 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arannis was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Coral (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).