Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2800 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. She wears her silver hair up. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Dee lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver ewer (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'6". He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman mother left him crippled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Laucian was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His scarlet crest is lengthy. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the east to a Banker, Nykkan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with his Bookbinder mother left him crippled. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Nykkan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).