Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and black tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

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 is obsessed with his god.

History: Raymond was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Raymond was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Raymond decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is content; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Tailor does. His hair is golden and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south to a Tailor, Alexandre learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Tailor. He tends to his Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 5'1" western man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears just a black suit. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Rolf was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by his family; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He wears his blonde hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. A true patriot, Lewis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When Lewis reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.