Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and hand crossbows. He wears his silver hair down. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Zook was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Zook decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Thiala was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Being a Sculptor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This eastern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Beleth lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Agnes is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Locksmith, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Agnes alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2100 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp).

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Seven's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is an amazing painter.

History: Seven was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents enrolled her in a Cleric school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 17000 sp. Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).