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 hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Norman was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norman fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Good lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'0" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Rolf speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the west to a Apothecary, Norman learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Flaws: Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 18000 cp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White opal (600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and doesn't want to be a mayor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).