Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'0" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Vanuath 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... As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.