Description: 5'3" and muscular, this northern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has slicked back red hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Avelina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Tailor again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He wears his black hair up. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A true patriot, Conrad would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.