Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is still thick. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thoradin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Thoradin 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. Thoradin 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His fur is white and curly. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Serpent is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Peridot (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Tordek is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the east to a Fortune-teller, Tordek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.