Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adelard 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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 gp. Star ruby (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is short and black. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a Actor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Theobald began to lead the lost caravan. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man usually wears his brown robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His first spouse was a Brewer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 28000 cp. Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate.