Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His brown hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Mercenary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Average lock.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 gp. Black opal (1100 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Richard has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Richard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 sp. Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His ears are large.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Amber (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).