Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gerard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears blue trousers with grey and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is an epitome of beauty. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He likes to wear tan tank tops with white pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Arnold hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.