Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has brown hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Naeris 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 Naeris. Being a Carpenter 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 pp. Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

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. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 230 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, red cloak. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Mindartis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He tends to his Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.