Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 Performer. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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 wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Red garnet (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the east to a Knight, Efferil learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.