Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Guard. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair up. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A true patriot, Erdan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the west. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 330 pp.

Description: This man likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Tharivol was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is silver and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.