Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Quarion and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 280 pp.

Description: An older man who wears professional attire, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2200 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the south. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp).

Description: This man wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mindartis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).