Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Zook abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. Her hair is white and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shax was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to be a assassin again

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 pp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a very tight haircut. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Flak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.