Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears just a grey suit. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Adelard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She likes to wear blue tank tops with green skirt. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). In the meantime she has taken over work as a Sailor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She likes to wear tan tank tops with grey skirt. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Mara hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mara was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Zook was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 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: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor, marred by teas. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 160 gp.