Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Rael's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barrister they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sage, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. He is physically well-built. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Gildmak wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Gildmak was taken on many hunting expeditions. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and doesn't want to be a sculptor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His crest is green and very short. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Kiirith was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a crush on the local slave trader

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp.