Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries a battered whip and tarnished hammer as well. He has shaved his head bald. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Theren's homeland. Theren decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2500 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1900 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears skinny pants and wears a blue and yellow robe with the hood down. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by giants. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Servant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Dyer like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp).