Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

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. Efferil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nim 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 Nim. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 360 pp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is typically in his Layabout uniform. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 12000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).