Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull black iron scale mail. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and clubs. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is typically in his Spy uniform. He has wavy chestnut hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Thervan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Through the years after Thervan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Thervan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a red small hat and red clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and chestnut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jade (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.