Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. 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 Assassin. He has achieved small success as a Assassin.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. He has black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Priest kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Left-Handed is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Left-Handed was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jade (100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his blue hair down. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has red 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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Akmen took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100000 cp.