Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Xappan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xappan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Assassin but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gimgen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Weaver, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur is black and curly. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'10" and is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his yellow fur up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the south to a Mayor, Muggrish learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Mayor. Recently the stress of being a Mayor has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Insomniac, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest is blue and very short. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Shedinn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a simple green robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She got into the Dilettante business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Arava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. After coming to the age of reason, Arava took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 gp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).