Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has no crest. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Banker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Jet (110 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Thorin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

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 Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Brakka was born with her mother's beautiful face. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30000 cp. Amber (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Thoradin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears professional attire. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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, Leshanna is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a red coat with pastel slacks. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 340 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Shivering was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 37000 sp.