Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'6" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bertram was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears a yellow collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vicky grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).