Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Gruk hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 pp. Jet (100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Travok hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 Doctor. He became a Doctor soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Doctor responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired him part-time. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Star ruby (700 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Rurik was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large green jacket. He has red hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Elaim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.