Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Jet (130 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jet (130 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rael embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Assassin but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and doesn't want to be a assassin and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'9", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: He is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has red hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Laucian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Malachite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).