Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Architect 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He is physically well-built. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the north to a Sailor, Aelar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and tan pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". He usually wears his black robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His white hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Hadarai was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.