Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His gray fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Emerald speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Zedaar 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. Zedaar decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3100 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears bulky white painted plate armor. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man 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 no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the east. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.