Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Onyx (30 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Qualen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Helgret managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Quarion was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Crowbar.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a tan vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Xanaphia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 sp. Amber (110 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.