Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and carries morningstars. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shane 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 Shane. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to protect his home

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. Obsidian (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a mace on his belt. His white hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Gerald hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is red and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Disguise kit.