Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his red fur down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a simple yellow robe with violet stripes complete with hood, marred by chocolates. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bernard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 270 gp.