Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He carries a battered sword and tarnished sai as well. He has moderate length blonde hair. 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 exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Alex is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His first spouse was a Sage, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a brown vest and prefers green and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Geoffrey was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spy. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 26000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Map Maker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Map Maker like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.