Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Simon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Simon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is short and red. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Thomas began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Robert hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Robert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Arnold was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arnold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 pp. Star rose quartz (30 gp).