Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. His crest is short and brass. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Direcris will drive conversation. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Direcris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 sp. Malachite (11 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is typically in his Mercenary uniform. He keeps his long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired him part-time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears an entirely green suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traubon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rose (30 gp). Azurite (15 gp).