Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30000 cp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Solomon hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Lance was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, violet shirt, and black tie. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Odo is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving A true patriot, Charles would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.