Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his silver crest in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has black hair. He has green eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to giants.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Rathkran hails from a village terrorized by illithids. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Rathkran was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.