Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a bow on his belt, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His red fur is greasy and uncared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

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 graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Antitoxin. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Balam was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Zircon (70 gp).