Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Farmer father left him crippled. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a fancy tan suit. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is typically in his Assassin uniform. His yellow fur is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Smoking was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has achieved small success as a Assassin.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and he perpetually has his axe ready. He has wavy lavender fur. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Beast was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and usually wears her blue robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sellsword but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Actor mother left her crippled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 240 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has moderate length silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Malquis has worked very hard to control her curse. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp).