Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Faran was born with his mother's beautiful face. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Faran has worked very hard to control his curse. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 9000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Jade (130 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has a crush on the local mason

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Anselm wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Anselm lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Being a Jeweler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and glaives. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 70 gp.