Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the north to a Beggar, Bernard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Being a Beggar kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. He wears his chestnut hair down. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Crown-heir. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

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 always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10 pp. White pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is typically in his Merchant uniform. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the east to a Merchant, Rolf learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Lance took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greatsword and armor he uses now. He has achieved small success as a Armorer.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Malachite (4 gp).