Description: He is a husky man, who wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20000 cp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Jane was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp.