Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and usually wears his blue robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'5" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp).