Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and black tie. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Silvo was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Silvo decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He is an epitome of beauty. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Being a Mortician kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2600 gp. White pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor, and carries crossbows. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sweet was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has green crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Gardener, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Aldous hails from a village terrorized by drow. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane, Secretive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 gp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length brass crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.