Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Baern was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his warhammer ready. He has wavy black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baern grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tordek fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Shump speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Shump was born the youngest of three triplets. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 340 gp.