Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Clerebold grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Sellsword but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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

Ideals: Justice, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Debt. Occupation: Sellsword

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

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.