Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A true patriot, Simon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, 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 golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born in the north. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 5'2" northern man, he wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his longsword. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His tied-back hair is black. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Lewis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.