Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Korfel was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sard (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his red hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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 he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Efferil will drive conversation. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.