Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Thiala was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1800 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Philomena hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Assassin but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 sp. Peridot (50 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Naamah was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Naamah was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Naamah decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Chem is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10000 sp. Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: She wears just a blue suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. With wild golden hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. She bought a whip and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

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

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Commoner 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Black star sapphire (800 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries kukris. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Dilettante mother left her crippled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1600 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Vorka speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Vorka took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.