Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is cut short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His necromantic 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. He's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears long strands of sapphire and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His red hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and violet handkerchief worn on his right side, and carries halberds. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Uthemar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Golden pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Jet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahvain grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ahvain. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.