Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Raymond hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Raymond alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and brown robe with the hood down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 is greedy; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 sp. Amber (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).