Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Erdan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor, 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 has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

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. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 230 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and blue robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Carrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Carrie was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Being a Carpenter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40000 cp. Emerald (1300 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Valorean was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Valorean never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan cloak. She carries a battered spear and tarnished kukri as well. She has no hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Yebe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yebe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She stands about 4'0" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Lorilla was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Lorilla has worked very hard to control her curse. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears black trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cairn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.