Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Anthony alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Anthony and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This northern woman wears just a black suit. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. A true patriot, Giselle would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, marred by chocolates. She has slicked back silver hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Anne was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.