Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aust isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. He has no hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Crown-heir, Erdan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Junk Dealer, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a green vest and prefers grey and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his copper crest up. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is an amazing painter.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He keeps his white crest in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the south to a Barber, Direcris learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Dadalan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.