Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2300 sp.

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 usually wears his grey robe and has his hammer always slung over his shoulder. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Raymond has worked very hard to control his curse. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Shy, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A true patriot, Dean would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and shortspears. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Jet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).