Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his brown hair up. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Assassin born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Koeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Koeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Carrie hails from a village terrorized by drow. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Carrie was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He uses divination through singing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Coral (70 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He wears his black hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Cartwright like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2200 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jet (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.