Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head and is in decent physical shape. His gray fur is still thick. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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. After a long history of fighting, Nimble and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a Painter, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, he is not a threatening figure. He has black hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Carpenter. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 380 gp.