Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the south to a Dilettante, Aramil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. He has worked as a Dilettante like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, blue shirt, and black tie, and carries longswords. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Uthemar was born the youngest of three triplets. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thamior grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Sard (30 gp).