Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a pastel shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and blue pants. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Nutae hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. Amber (40 gp). Sard (70 gp). Coral (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Aerdeth was born with his father's beautiful face. Aerdeth was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aerdeth decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears professional attire. His hair is brown and very short. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2500 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears grey trousers with blue and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2300 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.