Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished dagger as well. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Oppleby hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Oppleby was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blue crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His beige fur is lengthy. His half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear yellow tank tops with grey pants. He has blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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 wants revenge against orcs; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Mason father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 18000 sp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.