Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born into a rich family. William was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. William decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely violet suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Gormogord's homeland. Gormogord decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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 many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Banded agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His fur is lavender, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Windy grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Windy. Being a Cook kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and 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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 9000 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Spyglass.