Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dean does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Herleva grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Herleva was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a blue collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Charles wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).