Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Emerald (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amber (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a blue vest and prefers white and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He uses divination through singing.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 sp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Coral (160 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 Detective. He has worked as a Detective like his father before him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, black cloak. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jade (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Jade (70 gp).