Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Blacksmith and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Helen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This southern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp.