Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: William hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt, and carries morningstars. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Gardain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Azurite (16 gp).

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. She wears her red hair up. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Animal Trainer soon after.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Chad hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Hunter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries a battered trident and tarnished nunchaku as well. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. Vonana liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has taken up work as a Mason and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.