Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has worked as a Beggar like his father before him.

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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his rusty crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired him part-time. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 Guard 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this southern man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a club on his belt. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Odo was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Odo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Jeweler mother left him crippled. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Breastplate.