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 top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and white tie. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Baker business at a young age. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He struck the Baker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 north. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 sp. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rose (70 gp).