Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a hunchback. He wears his silver hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 170 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mercenary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 180 pp. White opal (900 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: This western man wears a brown vest and prefers green and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the west. Dayereth was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Map Maker. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 sp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and falchions. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).