Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the east to a Laborer, Stannor learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Laborer soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears brown trousers with white and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His lavender fur is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the north to a Servant, Jade learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jade 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 Jade. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His black hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Barakas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 pp. Banded agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.