Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Direcris reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a flail on his belt, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age his father died while driving off some drow. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in flail use. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morgran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his scimitar. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. He has a hunchback. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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, Serpent is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Serpent grew up listening to his father's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: A 3'3" western man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Corkitron was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Corkitron never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red spinel (90 gp).