Description: He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the west. Aerdeth was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bellfounder. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 13000 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ahvain was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ahvain decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.