Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is braided into rings. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Banker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished sword as well. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bather. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Efferil 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 Efferil. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 60000 cp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and whips. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Arannis 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 Arannis. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 sp.