Description: He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. 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 curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has worked as a Adventurer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Masseuse like his father before him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 15000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Gilbert took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she tends to wear a large white jacket. Her head has been shaved. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Sarai is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Azurite (11 gp).