Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His brown hair is cut short. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aldous was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Aldous abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 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; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears tattered old clothes. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mayor born in the past three hundred years. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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. He has worked as a Mayor like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

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. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He is physically well-built. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bounty Hunter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp).