Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries flails. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aramil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 sp. Moss agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has no hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 gp.