Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. His white hair is thinning but still full. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A true patriot, Oren would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When Oren reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and carries warhammers. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Hoshgrish alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His gray fur is braided into rings. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Black opal (800 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gerald was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp.