Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Norman studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2900 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

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 family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.