Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His hair is red and very short. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries kukris. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.