Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ernest was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Odo hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants, and carries scimitars. His blonde 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: Alex hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Scribe, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).