Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the east to a Cartwright, Hoglik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Hoglik took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He tends to his Cartwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 230 pp. Hematite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Sard (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and shortspears. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His hair is short and auburn. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older man who wears bulky black painted plate armor, he is not a threatening figure. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.