Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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. Tim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso, marred by sweets. He has no hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Norman was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arnold has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).