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. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver crest is thinning but still full. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aasathra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear flannel. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.