Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears violet trousers with white and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Body Guard. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Amber (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise gray.

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. A true patriot, Tharivol would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Tharivol hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Marshal. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

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. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Elysande fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His tied-back hair is blonde. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 pp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Jade (70 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.