Description: He wears a yellow coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, and carries hand crossbows. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf, and carries nunchakus. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her ears are large.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Thomas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. With wild auburn hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 29. 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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Herleva's homeland. Herleva decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Solid gold idol (500 gp).