Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dull green sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. He has wavy black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).