Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His black hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). 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: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Don was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Weaver. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears long strands of topaz and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Spyglass.