Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'11" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age his father died while driving off some giants. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in shield use. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: A 4'4" eastern man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Nuraval lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Caeldrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Caeldrim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is an epitome of beauty. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A 6'6" western woman, she is typically in her Healer uniform. She has moderate length gold crest. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Synthrin was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she wants revenge against goblins

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp.