Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. His hair is auburn and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He bought a greataxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his brown hair up. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.