Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). White opal (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Alston was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, 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 Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Richard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe and is in decent physical shape. His hair is auburn and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Naeris is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Naeris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Gurdis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 9000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His purple hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Ahrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Addict, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. 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. Vlorn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (60 gp).