Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: He was born in a small plains village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently the stress of being a Body Guard has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Hematite (11 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paelias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 several months after his father was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Miner, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 320 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2100 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.