Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Rimple was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 24000 cp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Heian alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.