Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and brown handkerchief worn on his left side, and is pretty ugly. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a dull look in his violet 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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears violet trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Simon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Simon decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a green shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 56. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her head has been shaved. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jasper (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.