Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Armorer. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the north to a Armorer, Korfel learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Armorer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and ceremonial daggers. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the east to a Jeweler, Naill learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Jeweler like his father before him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Assassin. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shipwright; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1700 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rose (60 gp).