Description: He is a husky man, who wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His golden hair is still thick. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Faran hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is chestnut and curly. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Paggen was born with his mother's beautiful face. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to goblins.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.