Description: A 5'10" western man, he prefers to wear flannel. He wears his chestnut hair down. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Târz 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; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears his blue crest up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Fax lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Engraver. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and doesn't want to be a engraver and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Hunter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it, marred by beers. Her hair is short and auburn. She has hazel eyes and a violet hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Butcher kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). 2 Smokesticks.