Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Assassin born in the past three hundred years. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Apothecary. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is an amazing painter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.