Description: He wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His red hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Malachite (6 gp).

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.