Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Shane never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Conrad's homeland. Conrad decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Peridot (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears professional attire. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 pp.