Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He carries a battered sai and tarnished axe as well. His hair is black and very short. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Sammal was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Sammal's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Sammal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Watson was taken on many hunting expeditions. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Watson fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Guard again.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and shortspears. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Masseuse 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: An old rival family wants him found; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.