Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Norman is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 17000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Tanner who has hired him part-time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is golden and curly. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Dean hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Small steel mirror.