Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. 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. Bernard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is typically in his Body Guard uniform. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, and carries sais. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 sp. Banded agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Raymond has worked very hard to control his curse. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt.