Description: Standing 3'2", this man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Erky will drive conversation. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Erky lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 17000 cp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His crest is black and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 got into the Hunter business at a young age. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has worked as a Hunter like his mother before him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a mortician again

Flaws: Mundane, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.