Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is brown and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Everard was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Holy water. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and she perpetually has her shield ready. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Oriel lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Oriel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Ermina hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Galiena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.