Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Heian was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 180 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Eiravel hails from a village terrorized by giants. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Being a Barber 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries bastard swords. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.