Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern man is typically in his Blacksmith uniform. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Lance lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rose (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: An older man who has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Geoffrey was taken on many hunting expeditions. He found a children's book about a Human Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tattered old clothes. He has wavy auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Dustin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Geoffrey wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Rogue, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Geoffrey was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Butcher. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amber (120 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.