Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 sp. Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has golden hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. A true patriot, Anthony would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, marred by teas. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He tends to his Mayor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp.