Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rurik studied abroad. Rurik 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. Rurik 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 Assassin 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After months of barely getting by, Mantus managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has no crest. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Hethress enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed, Hedonist. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown vest and prefers tan and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He takes great joy in being the best Bellfounder in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Beloril was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bellfounder. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Yvonne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Farmer. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Dariff was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bricklayer. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears his chestnut hair up. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Aelar was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp).

Description: A 3'5" western woman, she wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A freak accident while working with his Barkeep father left him crippled. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Jade (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.