Description: A 5'6" eastern man, he wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and blue robe with the hood down. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars, he is not a threatening figure. He has no hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, marred by beers. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Lucan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She stands about 5'10" and wears long strands of topaz and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and beady.

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 stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports brown long hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gunnloda does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Broce never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears professional attire. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Shamash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 19000 sp. Jade (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.