Description: He stands about 5'1" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Shamash abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 170 pp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl 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 speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl 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: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Darrak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.