Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Riardon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is typically in his Locksmith uniform. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Heian was born with his mother's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. 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: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Gennal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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. After a long history of fighting, Aelar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Laucian took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Being a Butcher 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black opal (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Coral (100 gp).