Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Guard. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Elaim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Guard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a very tight haircut. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His tied-back hair is red. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.