Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Charles grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3100 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spy. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: Revenge; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears just a grey suit. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nora is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Nora was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and he perpetually has his flail ready. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2400 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.