Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Simon grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Thomas was born with his mother's beautiful face. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He bought a sickle and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Adelard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp).

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 tied-back hair is silver. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.