Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tan trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Broce alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his long white fur kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Shadow was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and grey tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Arannis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Sard (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His bronze crest is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 13000 sp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).