Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). White opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull white iron scale mail, marred by sweets. His hair is short and brown. He is baby faced.

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. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Jet (110 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Theren speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theren grew up listening to his father's many stories. Theren abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. White opal (400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: He wears dull red sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1800 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His black hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

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

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 250 pp. Obsidian (4 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.