Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His golden hair is cut short. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Henry fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his auburn hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Raymond is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This southern man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Richard will drive conversation. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is white and very short. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a Dyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. 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: He is greedy; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 pp.