Description: He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rose (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Lamlis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Lamlis 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. Lamlis decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a axe on his belt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Arannis took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Black opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jade (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Amber (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.