Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and black tie. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is golden and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nelkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a yellow suit. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Server but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Server for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is an amazing painter.

History: Carrie was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shepherd, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (14 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: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. With wild black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Olivia hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barrister for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and balancing her hectic life and new barrister responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. 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 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. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dynamic fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is short and brown. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Felosial reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).