Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: William lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is brown and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Richard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Richard has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 22000 cp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely brown suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kody studied abroad. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.