Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 17000 sp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, marred by teas. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He struck the Shepherd job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Ernest lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ernest was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Military, Job, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 29000 cp. 3 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

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 a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.