Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. His tied-back hair is red. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 240 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and longswords. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Mindartis 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. Mindartis 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2500 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Heian was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. He bought a hammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 180 pp. 1 Minor magic item.