Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hûra studied abroad. 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 Body Guard. He has worked as a Body Guard like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She usually wears her white robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. She wears her white hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Detective. His head has been shaved. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Duergath was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.