Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a Painter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He found a children's book about a Halfling Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trym fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 sp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Mormog took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Jade (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.