Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His black hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Dean never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He is physically well-built. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Balam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 37000 sp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.