Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has no hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Lewis hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Onyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star ruby (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hugolina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Hugolina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.