Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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 Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20000 cp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has a crush on the local banker

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the left. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Rathkran hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white fur is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.