Description: 4'5" and muscular, this western man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is red and curly. He has gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She wears her brown hair up. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Tawar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This man wears a tan vest and prefers grey and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has silver eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 cp.