Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Varis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a black suit. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gorfel embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Sard (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'6" and wears a green coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Amber (160 gp).