Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is content; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

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 has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears professional attire. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.