Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Raer hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Koeth embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Koeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 180 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He wears his brown hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Hadarai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadarai grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadarai. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His auburn hair is lengthy. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Naeris was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Being a Bookbinder 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: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).