Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ernest does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Geoffrey alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Hugh was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears pastel trousers with black and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Diggory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.