Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Knight but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Riardon took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longbow and armor he uses now. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Riardon was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: Gynk was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his white hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Bulzo hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 13th 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears professional attire. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her copper crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stableman. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the east to a Stableman, Surina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 44000 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).