Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Scribe 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: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and 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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This man wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a yellow coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He has brown hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local detective

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. 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. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Trey wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trey was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Coral (150 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).