Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a violet shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a blue collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Bernard was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Egelina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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 she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. 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: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.