Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Dilettante. She has achieved small success as a Dilettante.

Motivation: Expand her business; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a red scarf. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Priest. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and brown. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.