Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and blue tie. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has no hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vanuath 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 Vanuath. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Coral (150 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'10", this man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Black opal (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Paelias is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.