Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a brown suit. His blonde hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp).

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this northern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length white hair. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (13 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. 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. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy blonde hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.