Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Trym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Odo's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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 was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Solomon was taken on many hunting expeditions. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is an epitome of beauty. His red hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 41. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Good lock.