Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30000 cp. Sard (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Heward's homeland. Heward decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heward never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp. Citrine (20 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. He has wavy auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Solomon was born the youngest of three triplets. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his blonde hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Theobald does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Theobald lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (1500 gp).