Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adelard studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears a black vest and prefers brown and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Gerard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gerard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and pastel robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for him, and Roger does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 gp.