Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gerald lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His ears are large.

Personality: Aldous speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aldous grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aldous. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Marshal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Marshal soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His tied-back hair is golden. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.