Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and carries longswords. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Azzakh hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Azzakh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Sage like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: A 5'7" western man, he wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is black and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Az-Adar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rose (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (140 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses like a well dressed Assassin does. Her lavender fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Jade (40 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Igden's homeland. Igden decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has no hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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 is a Slaad in disguise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp).

Description: This woman wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.