Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, tan shirt, and green tie. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and blonde. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. During his travels, Gerard and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gerard discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gerard fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is still thick. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raymond hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.