Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nicor hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Nicor was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carpenter. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is typically in his Ruler uniform. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dean will drive conversation. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Zook lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He sports a flattop hair cut. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Nicor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, violet shirt, and green tie. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jade (100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is red and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.