Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has auburn hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a bow on his belt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Forcas was born with his mother's beautiful face. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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. Forcas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1700 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his left hand. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Barrister business at a young age. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his grey robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length blonde hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 80 gp.