Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Animal Trainer profession.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and green tie. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2300 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Uthemar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Uthemar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 13000 sp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in an above average manner. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Assassin father left him crippled. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 1300 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. Being a Cook kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1500 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).