Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a sai on his belt, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His beige fur is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Body Guard. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and yellow robe with the hood down. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Lamlis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His crest is short and white. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Vrondiss was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vrondiss decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Knight kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.