Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Arannis 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. Arannis 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. After months of barely getting by, Arannis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: This man wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Varis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by drow. At a young age his mother died while driving off some drow. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in glaive use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 17000 sp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is black and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Mindartis was taken on many hunting expeditions. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the south to a Mercenary, Suhnae learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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.

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.