Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has wavy brown hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 270 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). White opal (500 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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, Astar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and doesn't want to be a cartwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky violet painted plate armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 12000 sp. Amber (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 56. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a great chef.

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: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 sp.