Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is black and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Gerbo studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: In love, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: Standing 3'2", this man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. 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 believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Hobart was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Hobart fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. His hair is short and silver. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length yellow fur. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).