Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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: Born in the south to a Laborer, Azaki learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Azaki 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. Azaki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 Laborer 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: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. Star ruby (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Being a Courier 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: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Weaver. He became a Weaver soon after.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and 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

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.