Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his black hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Gunter lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Jet (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north to a Doctor, Raer learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and scythes. His hair is short and silver. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born to a Servant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lance 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 Lance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.