Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is white and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: This western woman wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Melissa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Melissa abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1600 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

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

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished spear as well. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Millicent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has styled his rusty crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 47000 sp.