Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his black hair down. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anthony was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Rose (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). 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 wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his auburn hair up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Simon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Simon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Simon decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Unemployed kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and many goblins want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jocelyn embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Jocelyn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After months of barely getting by, Simon managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp).