Description: Runty and weak-looking, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has wavy white hair. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears just a black suit. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pâsh grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. Azurite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Laucian 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. Laucian 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. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'7", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Astar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 350 gp.