Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Qualen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Qualen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Qemuel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his youth he was a Scribe, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3200 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are green.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and she perpetually has her crossbow ready. She has no fur. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born in the south. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Holy water. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.