Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; 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: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jasper (50 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Varis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.