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. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heian. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his morningstar. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has green eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Gnome Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by his family; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Baern wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Baern was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.