Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a pastel shirt with thin black vertical stripes and pastel pants. He has red hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Paelias 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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tanner business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paelias studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a grey tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is short and white. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rolen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his blonde hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large green jacket. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 14000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.