Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Frederick is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Akmen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akmen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nadarr does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nadarr was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'8" and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3100 sp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp).