Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a hammer on his belt and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Don alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Percival was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is auburn. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Frederick was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Seamstress. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1700 sp. Jet (110 gp).