Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is short and black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Mindartis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Mindartis was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Performer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was a Barber, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.