Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His golden hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and doesn't want to be a assassin and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 30000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and shields. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Manfred abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a violet scarf. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.