Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Kyle is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Kyle was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Kyle's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Baker and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Trym was born with his father's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Clerebold and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Bowyer like his father before him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp.