Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He is physically well-built. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are gray and catlike.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and whips. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.