Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a miller and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3100 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His copper crest is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jade (70 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Rock crystal (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His white hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thamuz grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thamuz. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, tan cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 50 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'5" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the west. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 290 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp).

Description: A 3'0" eastern woman, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the east. Anne was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Masseuse. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.