Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fancy yellow suit. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: This northern man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and doesn't want to be a farmer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. His hair is blonde and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Chad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 58. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Aldous liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.