Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries a battered axe and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 revenge against gnolls; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished greataxe as well. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Ruler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 290 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Onyx (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Butcher; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp).