Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. He wears his golden hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This western man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with black pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His white hair is cut short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Assassin born in the past three hundred years. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is dressed in an above average manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Bernard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a simple brown robe with pastel stripes complete with hood, he is not a threatening figure. His tied-back hair is white. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 14000 cp.