Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses divination through singing.

History: Robert was born with his mother's beautiful face. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Robert's homeland. Robert decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. After a long history of fighting, Kyle and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a hunchback. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, marred by sweets. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp.