Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ahvain does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Traki has worked very hard to control his curse. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants and is in decent physical shape. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Beiro has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 140 pp. Red garnet (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and beady.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the north. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. 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 decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1400 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.