Description: A 4'11" eastern man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jade (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He tends to his Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Raer was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raer fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the north to a Slave Trader, Rolen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1800 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Fisher soon after.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.