Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Arannis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Arannis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Arannis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is short and chestnut. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born in a small desert village. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aust never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3600 pp. Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Jet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.