Description: 5'4" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Cory was born with his mother's beautiful face. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. After coming to the age of reason, Kyle took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor 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 brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a great chef.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Drogo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Dyer

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

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 14000 cp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.