Description: Standing 6'8", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rathkran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bookbinder and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Amnon's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Animal Trainer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, marred by beers. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Henry hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. A true patriot, Henry would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Tarak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Silk rope.