Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is blonde and very short. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 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: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tattered old clothes. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Efferil was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cook. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his greatsword, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 gp.