Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. His black hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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-sister.

History: William was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, William has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and is typically in his Mayor uniform. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is blonde and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He struck the Mayor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull red iron scale mail. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Thomas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Interpreter profession.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate.